Axis Communications - Designing a network video system

Designing a network video system

How to design a network video system depends on your application need and level of complexity.

First consider your needs:

1.	Define the scene and type of network video products required
2.	Application requirements: features, recording and storage needs
3.	Network needs: LAN/WAN Existing networks A combination of a new, dedicated IP-Surveillance network, together with the general purpose network Dedicated IP-Surveillance network

Once you have made an assessment of your needs, Axis has put together some "How to" scenarios to help guide customers in a variety of situations.

Simple cases

At a basic level, there is a general guide to help you connect your network camera to a local area network, and then to access it via the Internet.

How to:	Connect a network camera to a LAN Access to the network camera via the Internet
Examples:	Childcare Construction	Office Remote guidance

Advanced cases

At more complex levels, there are guides on how to publish video on a Web site, how to set up a network video system with multiple sites and how to migrate analog CCTV system into a digital networked solution.

How to:	Publish video on a Web site Build a fully digital video system with multiple sites Migrate analog CCTV system into a digital, networked solution
Examples:	Building Finance Manufacturing	Retail Traffic